designing in the dark charette
October 17th-18th
Free Transportation from SCAD Savannah to SCAD Atlanta
Contact dkanastab@gmail.com for more information, or if you are interested in attending.
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Event will also be discussed at IDSA Meeting at OCT 5th at 8, Gulfstream rm 122
The Designing in the Dark Design Charette will provide design students with the opportunity to collaborate and network with students from other design schools in order to create universal design solutions, aimed to improve the lives of the visually impaired. The Dialogue in the Dark exhibit is built into the charette program and gives students the chance to briey share similar experiences with someone who is visually impaired and ask questions rst hand. Students will have the challenge of creating design solutions and present them in a way that is compelling to both a sighted and nonsighted audience.The event will be hosted by the SCAD Atlanta campus. The facilities will include a computer lab and shuttle transportation to the exhibit site.
judging panel & presentation format
Judges will include guides from the Dialogue in the Dark exhibition and industry professionals. Work will be rated on metrics such as innovation, implementation and ease-of-use. Student teams must create a 5-7 minute presentation and present it to the panel of judges. They are not limited to any presentation materials.
the dialogue in the dark exhibit
http://www.dialogue-in-the-dark.com/about/
Dialogue in the Dark is an awareness raising exhibition. It is a social franchising company, offering exhibitions and business training in total darkness, creating jobs for the blind, disabled and disadvantaged worldwide. In Dialogue in the Dark, blind guides lead visitors in small groups through different settings in absolute darkness. The visitors learn how to interact without sight by using their other senses.
